But what if your 'worst' now, isn't what you worst was?
If that makes sense!
My 10/10 score 10 years ago would be VASTLY different to a 10/10 score now!
Just due to meds, circumstances, age, environment etc.
And morning!
I'm fine! Totally fine. I don't know why it's coming out all loud and squeaky, 'cause really, I'm fine!
Can I concentrate?
What's my motivation like?
Am I hearing voices?
Do I believe things others don't?
Do I have plans to act on those things or to harm myself?
A score out of 2 for each: 1 for yes it's there, 2 for its a problem.
Then, to stop professionals confusing it with a mood score out of 10, I divide it by 2 to get a score out of 5!
Morning jenna!
*wonders if i am friend or associate*
Does seem like things that could change quite a bit!
The harming one could be quite black and white i guess, but the others could change parameters quite significantly over time
I'm fine! Totally fine. I don't know why it's coming out all loud and squeaky, 'cause really, I'm fine!
tamo, those sounds like really sensible and insightful parameters to use for your ratings system. I agree that they could still be subjective over a long period of time (I wonder if at your worst you might have put 0 for believing things others don't believe because I think you were convinced that other people believed them too but were lying?) but it sounds really useful to monitor how you're doing over shorter periods of time.
Parameters can always change.
That's why i tend to refuse to do the 1-10 scale now. And explain why.
1-10 just seems so black and white when mental health isn't like that.
I could be at an 8 for a good mood, but then a 2 for psychosis, and maybe a 6 for motivation.....you'd need like an entire appointments worth of time just to cover all the different scales you'd need!
I'm fine! Totally fine. I don't know why it's coming out all loud and squeaky, 'cause really, I'm fine!
Ugh, i hate it when they ask about mood on a scale >:(
Or the famous “so, where do you see yourself in 10 years??”
I personally feel like it's a stupid way to ask. And i don't like to use precious appointment time on answering silly questions.
I have a sore throat. Started last night. Has gotten worse. I feel quite sorry for myself. Mostly because there's never anyone else to feel sorry for me ;)
Probably not Pi, I don't think they really pay attention. Thinking about it, sometimes it says things in my notes about 'low mood' or 'a mood component' which suggests they also pay attention to what I don't say. Which is good I guess?
I used to hate it when they used to say 'you have your whole life ahead of you'
They haven't said that since i was about 25.....
Many sympathies for your sore throat zurg!
They are dreadful! Plenty of ice cream for you!
My psychs seem to make stuff up as they go along.
They said i appeared dysphoric last time XD
And that i was talking really fast.
I absolutely wasn't! And wasn't and am not experiencing dysphoria. Weird.
I'm fine! Totally fine. I don't know why it's coming out all loud and squeaky, 'cause really, I'm fine!
